The Good Shepherd

The birth of the Office of Strategic Services, which evolved into the Central Intelligence Agency, provides the backdrop for this gripping drama directed by Robert de Niro. Matt Damon stars as a bookish Yale student who exposes a Nazi collaborator and is ushered into the fledgling espionage organization, eventually becoming one of the CIA's most respected agents. de Niro co-stars along with Angelina Jolie, Alec Baldwin, William Hurt, Joe Pesci. 168 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.